Moving Advice

You’d think a few pieces of cardboard wouldn’t break the bank, but boxes for moving aren’t always inexpensive. If you buy packing boxes from a moving company or a supplies store, they can cost upwards of $5 each. Not so bad, until you figure that you could need 100 boxes or more to move. Save […]

When you’re moving at the last minute, moving tips can help your move go smoothly. Between coordinating your new life in your new apartment or home, packing all of your belongings and sorting through what you can give away and what you must keep, you hardly have enough time to catch your breath. Here are […]

If it’s your first time moving for college, follow these moving tips to help make this important transition as smooth and successful as possible! Plan Your Move Figure out your housing arrangements first. Will you be living in a dorm, other on-campus housing or a non-campus sponsored housing facility (apartments)? Each housing arrangement will dictate […]

Before you move into or out of an apartment, you need moving supplies-and lots of them. You don’t want to head to a shipping or moving store and spend a lot of money on boxes, tape and packing peanuts that you’re basically going to use for one day and then throw out. Save your money […]

So you’ve found a new apartment, signed the lease, and now you’re ready to prepare for the dreaded move. To make that move less daunting, be sure to use a moving checklist such as this one. Using a moving list will help you prepare for your move, and will help to ensure that nothing is […]

When you move in or out midway through the month, your landlord may prorate your rent: he will only charge you for the portion of your rent you’ve actually used. Since rent is generally determined on a monthly basis, this generally means diving the month’s rent by the number of days in the month, and […]

If your lease is approaching its end, you may be considering whether to renew or start the search for a new place. The decision to stay or go can be a difficult one, especially when you look at the terms you’re being offered. It’s not uncommon for a lease to include a planned rent increase […]

When Moving Day involves an apartment, it can get a bit complicated. You often have stairs or shared walkways to navigate. You have a responsibility to be careful about banging up walls and door frames. You can be on a tight schedule to move before a lease expires or a new one gets too far […]

Every time you look at real estate headlines these days, you see that housing prices have dropped a little more. Interest rates have been going down, too, making houses cheaper than they have been in a long time.